Comparison

AOD-9604 vs Matrixyl

Function

While AOD-9604 is studied as an anti-obesity peptide that can reduce weight gain and increase fat oxidation in obese animal models with generally neutral effects on IGF-1 and glucose metabolism in early human trials71111115, Matrixyl is a widely used cosmetic peptide with evidence of stimulating extracellular matrix synthesis and reducing wrinkle appearance in skin-care formulations48.

Mechanism

While AOD-9604 works as a synthetic fragment of human growth hormone corresponding to residues 176–191 with an added N-terminal tyrosine, retaining lipolytic but not growth-promoting actions; proposed to stimulate lipolysis and inhibit lipogenesis in adipose tissue, partly via β3-adrenergic pathways without significantly activating the full GH receptor–IGF-1 axis6171111, Matrixyl is a palmitoylated pentapeptide, Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser (Pal-KTTKS), that acts as a matrikine, signaling to dermal fibroblasts to increase production of collagen, elastin, fibronectin, and other ECM components4858.

Length and Sequence

AOD-9604 is 16 amino acids long, whereas Matrixyl is shorter as it has a length of 5 amino acids. AOD-9604 is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Leucine, Arginine, Isoleucine, Valine, Glutamine, Cysteine, Arginine, Serine, Valine, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Serine, Cysteine, Glycine, Phenylalanine. Matrixyl is made up of a sequence of Lysine, Threonine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine.

Receptor

AOD-9604

Acts indirectly on adipocytes, with mechanistic work implicating β3-adrenergic receptor–linked signaling in fat metabolism rather than direct GH receptor activation71111

Matrixyl

Not clearly established in the current dataset.

Organism or Origin

AOD-9604

Synthetic peptide fragment derived from human pituitary growth hormone (GH1 protein) 111107114

Matrixyl

Synthetic lipopeptide derived from a collagen I C-terminal fragment sequence5158

Gene

AOD-9604

GH1

Matrixyl

Not assigned in the current dataset.

Related articles

No related articles are linked to these peptides yet.

Sources

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